A surge in climate litigation over the last decade has forced governments and big companies to act. Governments around the world are being forced to set out clear rules for action following a “surge” in climate litigation. . A new report from the Climate Litigation Network explores how 10 years of court cases have helped […]

Changes in architecture could allow UAE residents to spend up to eight months of the year feeling comfortable while outside, an expert said. Kishore Varanasi, director of urban design at US-based CBT Architects, says elements such as green walls, channels that create breezes and shading will help to reduce heating effects. Mr Varanasi, who has […]

Scientists have sounded the alarm over toxic forever chemicals, after analysing 127 whales and dolphins. Marine mammals aren’t “immune from the burden” of toxic forever chemicals, even if they live below the ocean’s surface. New research published in Science of the Total Environment has raised alarm bells over the long-term health of marine species, after […]

Shark conservation has been boosted by a new international trade ban that offers greater protection for 70 species of sharks and rays. Restrictions on shark and ray fishing were announced at a major conference on protecting wildlife in trade. The UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of […]

New research from the University of St Andrews reports that some coastal regions are on track to become far more acidic than scientists once believed. As additional atmospheric CO2 enters the air, it dissolves into the ocean more quickly than anticipated, driving a rapid drop in pH that threatens coastal industries and livelihoods around the world. […]